Various diary updates of fishing, wildlife, surfing and kayaking trips mainly in the West and South West of England. As I live near Bristol (UK) many of the blogs will be focussed around this area.

Friday, 20 May 2011

River Chew - Mayfly on the usual beat.

Got home early and headed off for my 'local' stretch on the lower Chew. Another lovely Spring day with a bit of a southerly breeze. Loads of fly life today Mayfly's in drifts above the corn fields. Red Campion and Field Buttercups in full bloom. Started with my own Parachute Mayfly pattern with a little Goldhead. Tempted a couple of rises in the first pool but did not connect. One a small Brownie and the other a decent Grayling. First fish to the net a medium sized Grayling on the Goldhead. Next pool surprise, surprise a couple of Dace falling to the Goldhead. Fished the big pool at the end of the first field and despite three or four rises to my dry could not connect. Clipped the tail of the dry. Crossed the river and moved a couple of fields down. Picked up a couple of good Brownies on the Goldhead and one on the dry. Had a Hornet for company for a while! Could not believe how the vegetation had taken a hold and covered previous tracks. Fell numerous times as I tried to locate firm bank beneath the nettles and balsam. This stretch is like a jungle now and not for the faint hearted.

In the last hour between 6:00 and 7:00pm I must have caught ten or more Brownies on the dry. I had removed the Goldhead on the dropper and the trout were aggressively taking the dry within feet of my rod tip. A few other fishermen around today both on KAA and on Bathampton stretch on my return to the car.

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About Me

I appreciate all types of fishing including both fresh and saltwater, game and coarse. I love kayaking and regularly fish from a kayak with friends and family.
I am interested in all wildlife and this coincides nicely with my main activities of surfing, fishing and kayaking where many of my most privileged experiences have taken place.
I live near Bristol, and fish a variety of local patches always trying to mix it up, fishing less popular locations just to seek out surprises. Some of my favoured locations are: the Bristol Frome, Wellow Brook and the River Chew. Further a field I fish Cornwall’s trout streams, Wiltshire’s Nadder and Hampshire Avon, together with the South and Cornish Coast.
I surf and its usually at Woolacombe, Kimmeridge, Penhale or Fistral. If I am lucky enough to be on Tenerife during the Winter months I will surf or fish on the South West coast. somewhere.